Tag Archives: brisbane

Impressive list of speakers at IAQ Qld Infrastructure Summit on 29 August

Posted on May 28, 2017 by Gene Tunny

I am honoured to be a presenter at IAQ’s upcoming Queensland Infrastructure Summit on 29 August in Brisbane, alongside our Deputy Premier Jackie Trad, Treasurer Curtis Pitt, Deputy Opposition Leader Deb Frecklington, and other luminaries including my old UQ economics … Continue reading →

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Still lots of room to boost population density in Brisbane

Posted on April 3, 2017 by Gene Tunny

The vexed issue of heritage protection is in the news again, with controversy over the development of two apartment blocks behind the 1886 Clayfield heritage home Mundumburrah”, which will be raised and brought forward on its lot to accommodate the … Continue reading →

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Brisbane unit values fell nearly 3% on average over 12 months to end of January

Posted on February 2, 2017 by Gene Tunny

The huge supply increase in Brisbane apartments has resulted in a fall in unit values of 2.7% in the 12 months to 31 January, according to new CoreLogic estimates published yesterday (see Chart 1, based on data available in the … Continue reading →

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Comments in Courier-Mail on residential construction & First Home Owners’ Grant

Posted on January 4, 2017 by Gene Tunny

I am quoted extensively in John McCarthy’s Courier-Mail article this morning Brisbane house prices showing strong growth while regions are suffering (pay-walled), expressing similar views to those in my post from yesterday. In the Courier-Mail article, I sound more alarmist … Continue reading →

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Victoria still beating Queensland in interstate migration & population growth

Posted on December 18, 2016 by Gene Tunny

Since late 2012, Queensland has been losing people to Victoria, a reversal of the historically positive net flow of people from Victoria to Queensland (see chart below based on the latest ABS population estimates published Thursday last week). While the … Continue reading →

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“Luxury”: A New Way of Marketing Overpriced Apartments

Posted on November 1, 2016 by Gene Tunny

I have previously posted on the massive increase in the supply of apartments in Brisbane that we are seeing. In a market with a glut of apartment stock, developers and sales agents are trying to differentiate their own offerings as … Continue reading →

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St Lucia property owners capturing value from Ironside State School

Posted on October 11, 2016 by Gene Tunny

A story in the Courier-Mail this morning regarding Ironside State School in St Lucia, Brisbane reinforces Independent Schools Queensland head David Robertson’s argument for reforming school funding arrangements (see QEW post), as it appears parents are very willing to pay … Continue reading →

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Edward St redevelopment: Exciting opportunities for Brisbane’s future

Posted on September 27, 2016 by Gene Tunny

This post is co-authored by my friend Dr Parisa Mahyari, who is a Brisbane-based expert on luxury branding and a property market analyst. For some time now, Edward St has been associated with luxury brands such as Hugo Boss and … Continue reading →

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Another example of the high cost of free parking in Toowong

Posted on September 26, 2016 by Gene Tunny

Poor economics is at the core of the latest parking dispute in the leafy Brisbane western suburb of Toowong, particularly a misunderstanding about property rights and the lack of a price mechanism for allocating the car parks (see Toowong commuters … Continue reading →

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Subsidiarity principle suggests Qld Government should let West Village proceed in current form

Posted on September 15, 2016 by Gene Tunny

In today’s Courier-Mail, commenting on the Deputy Premier’s call in for State Government review of an $800 Million West End development, Steve Wardill observes that “WITH the case of the West Village development call-in, Jackie Trad was damned if she … Continue reading →

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